Posted on 12/08/2016 10:24:34 AM PST by Daffynition
A old article, I know. But we can't cite AP, USA today, so this is the best I could do.
If this is a problem for you. Move on.
You probably noticed a lot of brown and tan rubber-bottomed foul weather shoes this season. Most likely, it's L.L. Bean's Bean Boot, which has undergone a popularity spike.
But they're not trendy on purpose. In fact, the boot has been in production largely unmodified apart from slight changes for new technology for more than 100 years.
Their popularity has waxed and waned during this time, but they've always endured. They're the unofficial mascot of L.L. Bean. But now, they're really thriving.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Really? NB...go USA!
My Vasques have been places, seen things. Weird to be so attached to them.
I have a large pile of Lodge hardware in this household. I’ve filled up a shopping cart a couple times at the mothership factory outlet in South Pittsburgh.
I understand my coffee has Bailey’s Irish Creme.
Yikes.
They are indeed pretreated now, and it’s an adequate seasoning, though nothing like what you develop in use.
I did the factory tour 6-8 years ago, and saw how they did it. Basically, they electrostatically charge an oil mist, haul the cookware through on a conveyor with the opposite charge, and BAM, instant seasoning.
Take a look the next time you’re in Wal-Mart.
Regarding Lodge factory tours, it used to be they did them one week a year during plant shutdown, which was in Springtime during the Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburgh.
And as I noted previously, I agree on the factory store, I’ve bought a ton there. Almost literally.
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